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bangdazap t1_j2cydmb wrote
Any decade now..
autotldr t1_j2d0mrd wrote
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 73%. (I'm a bot)
> The Palestinians on Saturday welcomed a vote by the United Nations General Assembly requesting that the International Court of Justice provide an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.
> Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem - areas the Palestinians want for a state - in a 1967 war.
> Senior Palestinian official Hussein al-Sheikh said on Twitter that the vote "Reflects the victory of Palestinian diplomacy." There were 87 members who voted in favour of adopting the request; Israel, the United States and 24 other members voted against; and 53 abstained.
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adchait t1_j2dgmar wrote
You're confusing the International Criminal Court (ICC) with International Court of Justice (ICJ). Here the UN general assembly has asked ICJ to give a legal opinion (not start a trial against Israel) and all UN members are automatically party to the court, including Israel.
In 2003, UNGA has asked for a legal opinion on Israel's wall in Palestinian territories. ICJ ruled that it had jurisdiction, whether Israel liked it or not.
Skydreamer6 t1_j2dr05w wrote
"There were 87 members who voted in favour of adopting the request; Israel, the United States and 24 other members voted against; and 53 abstained"
omega3111 t1_j2e2jr4 wrote
Less than half voted in favor it seems, that's despite the ~56 Muslim countries automatic vote against Israel. The anti-Israel trend in the UN is decreasing.
Skydreamer6 t1_j2ebkb5 wrote
How is 87 "less than half" of 164? It's more than half at 53 percent.
omega3111 t1_j2eqx62 wrote
87 is less than half of 192.
HermitKane t1_j2f1gxf wrote
Your math is something…
The corpus is 193 members.
87 - 193 = 106
87 of 193 = 45%
106 of 193 = 55%
45% + 55%=100%
“Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote.”
Skydreamer6 t1_j2f9gxx wrote
Sure, if you wordsmith it right, then some won't notice what you did there. (Include non participants in your vote tally)
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PuterstheBallgagTsar t1_j2d21g4 wrote
Ok do yourself a favor and do not post on the internet for THE REST OF THE YEAR
Mirathecat22 t1_j2d8qh3 wrote
That’s not long
dubiousadvocate t1_j2f139a wrote
One way to not lose land in a war is to not start a war for land.